Russ Smith scored 23 points and set a Louisville NCAA tournament record with a career-high eight steals, and Peyton Siva had eight assists as the Cardinals demolished North Carolina A&T 79-48 on Thursday night.

Louisville finished with a season-high 20 steals as it forced the Aggies (20-17) into 27 turnovers.

It was the 11th straight win for the Cardinals (30-5), who will play Colorado State or Missouri on Saturday.

Rick Pitino and the Big East champions quickly ended a postseason run for the Aggies, who finally earned their first NCAA tournament win on Tuesday.

Bruce Beckford led North Carolina A&T with 12 points.

The Cardinals next opponent is Colorado State, which beat Missouri 84-72 Thursday night.

That game is scheduled to tip off at 5:15 p.m. Saturday and can be seen right here on WLKY.